The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

[jon-nyc]

This could explain the above. The market is pricing in 5.2% inflation for the next 12 months. In 3 weeks, it's gone from pricing in a rate cut to pricing in a rate increase.

[Renauda]

@Mik said:

@Axtremus said:

Now it's The Crusade!

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/politics/hegseth-christianity-military.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.cliC.iP-qaWLA9BHi

Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imbued U.S. military actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned.

I suppose it's justifiable if you see the world through a religious lens.

A perfectly sound reason then for the rest of NATO to continue to let Trump and Hegseth’s Templars have at it on their own over there.

Not a banner I would ever consider having our troops to fight under.

[jon-nyc]

Sweet.

[kluurs]

@jon-nyc said:

Sweet.

It’s not April 1 yet Premature headline

[Renauda]

@kluurs

Lol

[jon-nyc]

@kluurs said:

@jon-nyc said:

Sweet.

It’s not April 1 yet Premature headline

Hater.

[Doctor Phibes]

How many times is Trump going to win this war?

He’s so amazing.

[Axtremus]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/20/iran-oil-sanctions-trump/

Trump administration lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil

As oil prices soar, Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels — giving Iran’s war effort against the U.S. a boost.

[jon-nyc]

Ultimatum on opening the strait.

Power plants targeted (‘obliterated’) if not.

[Mik]

I suspect the mullahs fart in his general direction.

[jon-nyc]

Yeah, more likely they'll start attacking more soft targets in the gulf states.

[jon-nyc]

This makes it harder for Trump to later decide that he's going to declare victory and let the rest of the world worry about the strait. That will be a very obvious L after this.

[AndyD]

Well he doesn't mince words.

Perhaps Iran attempting to strike Diego Garcia base with long range missiles touched a nerve.